Subject: Re: LaserWriter and lpr [solved]
To: Shigeki Uno <shigeki@mediawars.ne.jp>
From: Pat Plummer <ppat@micron.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/19/2001 20:08:18
Shigeki:

Can I please see your printcap file? I have an HP DeskWriter 540 that I'd 
like to get working with netbsd, but have so far been unsuccessful. Any words 
of wisdom?

Pat 

On Monday 19 March 2001 09:54, Shigeki Uno wrote:
> Philip Brodd <pbrodd@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> writes:
> > So now I have the printer working and serving a few other machines on my
> > home network.  The only problem now is that it is s-l-o-w.  It takes
> > several minutes to even begin printing a short Word document.
> >
> > Is the IIcx I have running the queue probably the bottleneck here?  It
> > has 32MB RAM and is running 1.5;  would more RAM or maybe a 1.4 kernel
> > speed things up significantly, or do I need to bite the bullet and
> > actually spend money for a faster machine? :^)
>
> i have HEWLETT PACKARD DeskWriter 310 and it works well with my netbsd
> box. mine is LC520 with 36mb memory and 1.5R(-current) running.
>
> when i type command _lpr filename_, printer starts to print right away.
>
> # i don't know DeskWriter 310 (this was very cheap one when i bought it.)
>   had been sold in The US.

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